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Earlier, we told you about the 10 smartest kids in the world. They are ranked by a site called Brilliant.org, which asks users progressively harder math and science problems. Think you might be as ...
You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...
Join Mrs. McCartney for some fun with Professor Barble doing a tricky comparison. Join Mrs. McCartney for some fun with Professor Barble doing a tricky comparison word problem. Next we are going to ...
New research from Vanderbilt University has found students benefit more from being taught the concepts behind math problems rather than the exact procedures to solve the problems. The findings offer ...
A problem which has defeated mathematicians for almost 140 years has now been solved. The breakthrough is in an area of mathematics known as conformal mapping, a key theoretical tool used by ...
Construct a convex octagon with four right angles. It probably says a lot about me as a teacher that I assign problems like this. I watch as students try to arrange the right angles consecutively.
The card game Set has long inspired mathematicians to create interesting problems. Now, a technique based on large language models (LLMs) is showing that artificial intelligence (AI) can help ...